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Do what you want then. If you had to look up in your notes when you tried this, you probably don't really remember it that well... and kudos on your amazing note-keeping. I don't think I list exactly where I stood on the field in my notes. I do remember this mechanic being a problem on the balls mentioned, and fail to see how you could react on a ball hit at you that is fieldable by F6 - how do you see the catch/no-catch and move toward first base at the same time, without tripping over yourself or getting turned around (and if you're not moving toward 1st base from that position... then you've eliminated the advantage of starting there, as any umpire can get to that spot from C on a normal ground ball when the play is going to be at first base)
My only real question to this last response is... WHEN is a baseball umpire 70 feet from home plate? A and D positions are about 100-110 feet away. B and C are much farther (I'd have to get out the old trig, but quick math comes to about 150 feet). And "inside" is about 115 feet.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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